Armin Gheitasi

Born in July 1982 in Iran. Armin has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player in major halls and festivals in Iran and participated in numerous masterclasses in Europe. Armin has shown a remarkable educational activity and the commitment to his art and success in performing the Flute makes him a highly regarded and sought-after flutist among Iranian musicians. Master of Music in Flute Performance, Tehran’s Conservatory, and the University of Music under the guidance of Ali Legha. Participation in master classes of renowned flutists such as Professor Philip Raisinin, Professor Carl Gino, Kooshyar Shahroodiin, Mehdi Jamei &Forough Karimi. Principal flutists and leader of the woodwind section of Iran's leading orchestras such as Tehran Youth Symphony Orchestra, Tehran MunicipalityOrchestra, MelalOrchestra, Persian Philharmonic Orchestra, Tehran Symphony Orchestra (conductors: Manouchehr Sahbaei, Ali Rahbari, Shahdad Rohani). Founder, conductor, and music arranger of Iran’s first big band & woodwind orchestra named "Aras Nova". Three times winner of the first prize and award winner of FAJR International Festival in 2001, 2008, and 2009. Recognized as the “Fastest Flutist Ever" on the world's most prominent music websites for the performance of "Flight of the Bumblebee" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 00:44:850 seconds (performing 20 notes per second) in 2016. The conductor and orchestrator of the Nostalgia Orchestra of Maestro Naser Cheshmazar.